1、Learning Objectives1.Try to grasp the main idea of this passage and find out the authors purpose in writing the passage;2.Get to know the something about the argumentation;analyze the structure of the passage.3.To find out the details in the passage.A football match consists of two 45-minute halves
2、with a 15-minute period in between.The sport is played by two teams of 11 players(including 1 goalkeeper wearing gloves).The team captain is usually identified by wearing an armband with the letter“C”on it or other personal patterns.A player could receive a yellow or red card if they commit a foul.T
3、he yellow card is a warning,while the red card results in the dismissal of that player.Once a player is sent off,they cannot be replaced.Corner flags are used to make it easy for referees to tell if the ball crosses the touchline(which results in a throw-in)or the end line(which results in a goal ki
4、ck or corner kick).A“hat trick”occurs in football when a player scored three goals in a single game.b.These days,football is one of the most popular sports in the world.e.That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity.It is also a game that is very cheap to play.a
5、.Another factor behind footballs global popularity is the creativity and excitement on the field.c.Whats more,football has become one of the best ways for people to communicate.d.“I can assure you it is much much more important than that.”para 1para 2para 3para 4para 5Find out the topic sentence of
6、each paragraph.Which of the following shows the structure of this passage?A B C DAncient Chinaa simple and cheap game to playa ball made of plastic bagscreativity and excitementpass,score and defendbrings people togetherplayed football togetherA Game for the World In spite of the negative feelings t
7、hat football can bring to us,no one can deny the fact that 1._.First of all,2._.Furthermore,3._.Actually,4._.A Game for the World In spite of the negative feelings that football can bring to us,no one can deny the fact that football enjoys great popularity around the world.First of all,football is a
8、 simple and cheap game,during which you can easily feel excitement and creativity.Furthermore,football,as one of the best ways for people to communicate,breaks down walls and brings people together on and off the field.Actually,football is not just a sport but a tool to unite the whole world.1.That
9、football is much more important than life and death might sound funny.But when talking about the Earth,which is shaped like a football,you can understand the importance of football in peoples mind.2.Table tennis is very popular in China for the following reasons.First of all,table tennis only needs
10、a table.Compared to basketball,baseball and football,it takes up much smaller space.Whats more,it is a safer sport compared to others,which may involve physical conflicts between players.It is convenient for schools to organise such exercise for PE classes.Last but not least,it is a very simple game
11、 to play and both boys and girls can handle it quite well.01030204Assignment:Your pen-friend,Tom,has a passion for sports,and he wrote a letter to ask you about the most popular sport in China.Choose one sport and explain the reasons for its popularity.first and foremostto make things betterfurtherm
12、ore in addition additionallyto sum upin conclusion in a nutshellenhance your sense of teamworkmake them optimisticmake them self-disciplinedhealthy body ensures better futurerepresent the strong will and persistence of Chinese people a symbol of striving useful expressionslogical words Undoubtedly,t
13、he majority of the Chinese people have a passison for table tennis.First of all,simple and cheap,table tennis is where you can easily enhance your sense of teamwork.Moreover,many people hold the opinion that table tennis can make them optimistic and self-disciplined,therefore,bettering them.Furtherm
14、ore,the reason why most Chinese attach vital significance to table tennis is that sound body ensures better future.Actually,for Chinese,table tennis is not just a sport,but one to unite Chinese people.1.given that 2.go back to 3.be known as 4.such a simple game to paly 5.the basis of 6.all over the
15、world7.to ones hearts content8.be made of9.whats more 10.break down 11.bring sb together12.take.for example13.break out 14.put down15.a mattter of life and death16.be shaped like1.考虑到，鉴于；如果考虑到，鉴于；如果2.追溯到追溯到3.作为作为.而出名而出名4.如此简单的运动如此简单的运动5.的基础的基础6.全世界全世界7.尽情地，心满意足地尽情地，心满意足地8.由由.制成制成9.此外，而且此外，而且10.消除，驱除
16、（人与人之间消除，驱除（人与人之间的隔阂等）的隔阂等）11.使使.团结起来团结起来12.以以.为例为例13.（不愉快之事）爆发，突（不愉快之事）爆发，突然发生然发生14.放下放下15.生死攸关的事生死攸关的事16.形状像形状像.It is never easy for 1_Asian athlete to shine in track and field events.But Su Bingtian,28,2_(know)as the“Chinese flying man”,became the first male Chinese sprinter to win a 3_(globe)med
17、al in an individual event.4_March 3,he took the silver in the mens 60m final at the World Indoor Championships in the UK.In the final,Su Bingtian ran his personal best of 6.42 seconds,5_(break)the Asian record of 6.43,which he also set last month in Germany.The last time a Chinese athlete achieved a
18、 milestone was in 2004,6_ Liu Xiang won a gold medal in Athens in the 110m hurdles.Inevitably,Su 7_(compare)to Liu.“Liu Xiang is my idol and also my friend,”Su told Xinhua News Agency.As a matter of fact,Su had expected 8_(win)a bronze during the final.“There is no difference between silver 9_bronze.Even a bronze could prove that Chinese sprinters have made breakthroughs in major world 10_(compete),”he said.an known global On breaking when is compared to win and competitions
